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Burlington Museums Foundation

John Doyle is the current Chair of the Burlington Museums Foundation and has been on the Foundation Board for over ten years. He is very active in our community and is currently on the Advisory Board of the Compassion Society of Halton, a Past Chair of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, a Past Chair and Board Member of the Museums of Burlington operating Board, a past President of the Optimist Club of Burlington and past Chair of the Rotary Club of Sudbury - Literacy committee in a previous life. John’s business activities include COO of ChannelAssist Inc a software and services company and Principal Strategy and Organizational Leadership with Solutionstream- Performance improvement group of Burlington. John has been a resident of Burlington since 1995 with wife Kelly and is a very proud father to three amazing daughters, an avid runner and aspiring mediocre golfer.

Burlington Food Bank

Our Thursday meeting (September 13th) will be at Burlington Food Bank located at 1254 Plains Road E (sort of at the top end of Maple Ave.) starting at the usual time We will be making a formal cheque presentation to the food bank of money raised at the Golf Tournament. We’ll also learn about their needs and operation.

Habitat for Humanity

Home Sponsorship

Currently our Queensway build is under way; 18 townhomes. It will be complete by Dec 2019 [18mos long build]. Its getting some great awareness as its a new model that the gov't likes & allows us to help more families in the long run.

Becoming a home sponsor enables leaving a legacy in the community as your name will stay on a plaque on the home. Since our new model enables Habitat to keep homes in perpetuity, you would also be helping families for as long as the building is in existence.

In return for the donation there are many things available above and beyond tax receipting, build days [20 pple at a time], recognition whether its in our monthly newsletter that goes out to thousands, instore presence in our Restores, road sign, social media sites, website, onsite signage etc. You will also be recognized at the key ceremony where our families receive the keys etc.

We have flexibility so depending on what is important to your group we can work with you.

Donation amount is $50k. It can be split over the length of the build ie 25k in 2018 25k in 2019. All proceeds go to the Queensway build as our Restore covers admin costs.

Playhouse Build

We provide the supplies/materials/crew leads. Love your idea of auctioning them off.

Social media, sometimes we get Press, blog, signage etc [depending on your objectives/needs]

$25k for 50ppl

Adopt A Day

This is typically for groups of 20/under

Team building on site for the day with lunch and a Habitat tshirt.

Social media and signage etc [depending on your objectives/needs]

Donation amount is $5k

Individual Giving

Online any amount

Holiday Campaign tbd

Individual build day $200/pp

Lite up the night fundraiser $10 - 20/lightbulb

Habitat Handyman [NEW]

We will be launching this in Q4, with a pilot planned for Burlington.

We will need volunteers, sponsorship, materials/tools

Volunteering

tons of opportunities - the best way to see all of these is to go online they are all listed there. Folks can register on line and sign up in aprox 30 minutes.

Director of HIP [Honouring Indigenous Peoples] at www.rotaryhip.com

House of Friendship

House of Friendship– it encompasses a rickshaw ambulance that helps take pregnant women to and from the hospitals in places where it’s hard to get transportation. It’s part of a larger project called Change the Birth Story and focuses on Maternal and Newborn Child Health in 5 different countries.

Bio of Sam Murray:

Her name is Sam Murray and she is an Associate at Plan International Canada on the Community Events and Organizations team. She manages third party event fundraisers and community groups, such as Rotary Clubs. She enjoys working with other change-makers and loves getting to know what they are passionate about. Previously, she was an intern at the United Nations Refugee Agency, and Peace Brigades International. She studied History and Human Rights at Carleton University, studying for a brief time at Jean Moulin University in Lyon, France. In her free time, she likes to work out, walk her dog and cook – only vegetarian meals though! She grew up in Burlington (Milcroft) and now lives with her dog and partner at a beautiful park in Toronto.

Shelter Box

Stephanie Christensen is the Executive Director of ShelterBox Canada and a humanitarian professional. Stephanie started her career in International Development working for CIDA and local charities throughout East Africa developing curriculum for HIV/AIDS Education in primary schools. After living in Kenya during the famine in 2011, Stephanie moved into the humanitarian disaster relief field. Stephanie has a Bachelor’s degree in International Development from Queen’s University, and a Master’s degree in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics. She has been with ShelterBox Canada for five years, and is working to ensure that no family is left without shelter and supplies after disasters. In addition to her work here in Canada, Stephanie has been on three deployments with ShelterBox: to Fiji after Cyclone Winston, to Ecuador after the Earthquake in 2016 and most recently to the Philippines after Tropical Storm Urduja. She currently lives in Burlington, and loves to cook, read and travel.

ROCK is located at 471 Pearl St, Burlington.

FORGE FC

As you may have heard Bob Young and The Tiger-Cats are launching a new professional soccer club, Forge FC. Forge FC will begin play in the newly formed Canadian Premier League in April, 2019. http://hamiltonprosoccer.ca and http://canpl.ca

Public Safety Committee around federal corrections

Pam Damoff, Member of Parliament
Oakville North-Burlington

Pam Damoff, a politician, community activist and business professional with over 25 years corporate experience on Bay Street, was elected to represent the riding of Oakville North-Burlington in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election. Pam served as an Oakville Town Councillor from 2010-2015 when she stepped down in order to run in the federal election.

Pam was named Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in December, 2015. She is a member of several Parliamentary Committees, Associations and Inter-Parliamentary Groups, including the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and she is Chair of the Golden Horseshoe Caucus. Pam is co-chair and a founding member of the All-Party Bike Caucus, which meets to discuss issues related to the promotion of cycling and active infrastructure. Pam is also a member of the Mental Health Caucus, the Human Rights Caucus, the Diabetes Caucus, the Auto Caucus, the Associate Indigenous Caucus, the Gay/Straight/Trans Alliance Caucus, Women’s Caucus, and the Ontario Immigration Caucus.

As Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Pam is focused on pushing for progress to advance women’s economic security and prosperity, creating a federal gender-based violence strategy and action plan, ensuring workplaces and communities are free from harassment and sexual violence and empowering women and girls to fulfill their potential as equals in our society. She strives to make Halton the most accessible and inclusive community in Canada for all residents.
Pam co-founded Cycle Oakville to promote cycling and improved cycling infrastructure and received the 2013 Bicycling Leadership Award for her tireless promotion of cycling in Ontario. She is an active volunteer in her community, serving as Chair of the Oakville Terry Fox Run and is a member of the organizing committee of the Courage Polar Bear Dip.

Pam is a proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal and Paul Harris Fellow Award for her community service and the Top 40 Fabulous Women Over 40 Excellence Award for Community Leadership.

human trafficking in Canada and specifically in Halton

Glendyne Gerrard is the Director of Defend Dignity, a national organization that works to end all forms of sexual exploitation in Canada. She was part of the small group who founded the organization in 2010. Glendyne is connected with survivors across Canada who fuel her passion to address this issue. She lives in Oakville, Ontario with her husband Doug of 41 years. They have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren who provide her with much joy.

Protection of Drinking Water Sources

Robert is the Chair for the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Committee with a mandate for protecting drinking water supplies in the City of Hamilton and Region of Halton. The committee is one of 19 across Ontario that was formed for this purpose following the tragedy at Walkerton that occurred in 2000 where the town’s drinking water supply was contaminated resulting in seven deaths and over 2000 suffering from the consequences of contaminated water. As part of their community outreach program Robert would like to offer to provide a presentation to the Rotary Club that would highlight the program and how the protection of drinking water supplies is being dealt with in the Halton and Hamilton area. Basically covering:

The tragedy of Walkerton and other cases of contaminated water supplies;

Steps the province took to protect drinking water;

The formation of the Source Protection Committee and its membership;

The identification of significant threats to our municipal wells and Lake Ontario intakes;

The development of a Plan to ensure those drinking water sources are protected now and in the future